Parents/Guardians
are responsible
for keeping
their student’s
lunch account
funded to allow
purchases in the
school
cafeteria.
Payments are
made by check or
cash sent to the
school
cafeteria.
Make checks
payable to
Northgate
Cafeteria Fund
and include your
student's name
on the check.

Free &
Reduced

If you need assistance to
pay for your
student’s meals,
you are
encouraged to
apply for the
free/reduced
school meals.

Negative
Balance Policy

ELEMENTARYElementary
school students
(grade levels
K-6) will be
afforded the
ability to
charge 5(five)
full lunches, up
to $11.50.When the
charge level
reaches $11.50,
the student
will not be
denied a lunch
but will be
supplied with a
peanut butter
and jelly
sandwich, fruit,
vegetable and
milk which will
be charged to
the students
account.This
replacement
lunch will be
served until the
charge is paid
in full.
Elementary
students will be
notified, at the
point of
service, they
have entered
into a negative
balance.They will
also receive a
backpack note on
the 15th of the
month and at the
end of the
month, a letter
will be send
home.

SECONDARY

Secondary school
students (grade
levels 7-12)
will be afforded
the ability to
charge 4(four)
full lunches, up
to $10.80.When the
charge level
reaches $10.80
the student
will not be
denied a lunch
but will
be supplied with
a peanut butter
and jelly
sandwich, fruit,
vegetable and
milk which will
be charged to
the students
account.This
replacement
lunch will be
served until the
charge is paid
in full.Secondary
students will be
notified, at the
point of
service, they
have entered
into a negative
balance and by a
letter send home
at the end of
the month.

Secondary
students are
also permitted
to charge ala
carte items
(snacks and
second lunches)
up to $10.80. If
you do not want
your child to
have ala carte
items please
contact the food
service office
at 412-732-3300
ext. 1009 and we
will put a note
on the students
account.

Any student in
the above
referenced
procedures who
has an allergy
to peanut butter
and jelly will
receive a cheese
sandwich
instead.

Account lunch
balance
information is
available for
grades 4-12 on
the parent
portal by
clicking on
balance under
the navigation
bar to the
left.

In addition, May
1st of each
school year, the
charge balance
for elementary
and secondary
will be reduced
to $5.00.Any
student with a
negative $5.00
balance will
follow the
procedures
listed above.